TWIN LIGHTS OF NAVESINK
Drop dead views of the Atlantic Ocean, Manhattan and Sandy Hook. These Civil War Era stone lighthouses have guided ships into the Narrows since 1862. Combine your trip here with a visit to Sandy Hook.
Twin Lights Historic Site, Lighthouse Road, Highlands, NJ, Tel: 732.872.1814
http://www.twin-lights.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sandy_hook
THE KATYN MEMORIAL
Perhaps the best view of Manhattan is found along the Jersey City waterfront at Exchange Place. As you approach the river, the stunning image of the Katyn Memorial draws you forward. The memorial honors the dead of the Katyn Forest Massacre. Thousands of Polish prisoners were killed in April and May 1940 during the Soviet invasion of eastern Poland. The bronze statue, 34 feet tall, is near a memorial to 9/11 with structural remnants from the Twin Towers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy%C5%84_Memorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Place_(Jersey_City)
FINN’S POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY
A most unusual opportunity to visit a Confederate Cemetery in New Jersey awaits the visitor to Finn’s Point. It is located just a few miles south of the Delaware Memorial Bridges at the southern terminus of the Jersey Turnpike. Confederate prisoners interred at the cemetery total 2,436 all in unmarked graves. Also buried here are 13 German prisoners of war who died at Fort Dix during World War II and 135 Union soldiers who died while guarding rebel prisoners at Fort Delaware. Be sure to visit nearby Forts Mott and Delaware.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn’s_Point_National_Cemetery
http://www.fortdelaware.org/Finns%20Point%20National%20Cemetery.htm
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/finnspoint.asp
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/fortmott.html
OSWEGO LAKE
This lake, in one of the most beautiful spots in New Jersey, is surrounded by miles of cranberry bogs, scrub pines and silence. Come here to experience true wilderness only an hour away from the metropolitan centers of Philly and NYC. The lake, part of Penn State Forest, is also a great place for canoe and kayak adventures. Bring a picnic lunch and your bathing suit! Read The Pine Barrens by John McPhee before you go.
http://www.stateparks.com/penn_burlington.html
BRENDAN T. BYRNE STATE FOREST FIRE TOWER
Located 1.5 miles east of the intersection of Routes 70 & 72 along Route 72 is this great vantage point. On a clear day climb the tower for a view over hundreds of square miles of the Pine Barrens including Chatsworth and Apple Pie Hill to the south and Fort Dix to the north. There are great hiking and biking trails to explore.
http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_nj/nj_state/brendan_byrne_sf.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Barrens_(New_Jersey)
http://www.pineypower.com/BTB/byrne.htm
New Brunswick, NJ
DESTINATION DOGS
101 Paterson St
732.993.1016
Lawrenceville, NJ
CHAMBERS WALK
2667 Main St.
609.896.5995
Bay Head, NJ
THERESA’S SOUTH
530 Main Ave.
732.892.1555